Towel holder



w. CHOlNSKl TOWEL HOLDER Filed Feb. 5. 19

" enlarged head 8.

continued inwardly to provide central Patented Aug. 30, 1927.

WALTER GH OINSKI, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

TOWEL HOLDER.

Application filed February This invention relates to towel holders.

Objects of this invention are to provide a very simple type of towel holder which is of novelconstruction, which may be positioned in a secure manner and rigidly attached to a post, for instance, the end post of a rack of a bowling alley, which will hold the towel in a secure and firm manner although one end only of the towel may be drawn upon, and which is so constructed that it will resist unusual stresses without any danger of breaking.

Further objects are to provide a simple one-piece towel holder which is of attractive appearance, occupies a small amount of room and which permits the ready threading of the towel therethrough without requiring any movable latches, rings or other devices for holding the towel in position.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

The single figure is a perspective view of the device showing it attached to a post in a bowling alley with the towel in position. Referring to the drawing, it will be seen that the device comprises a pair of attaching feet or members 1 adjacent opposite ends thereof, and that these members are preferably provided with angularly arranged prongs or extensions 2. The angular feet are adapted to engage the corners of the post 3 with the portion 1 secured to one face and the positions 2 secured to opposite faces. Any suitable securing means may be employed, for example, screws as indicated at l.

The members 1 are joined by a pair of outwardly arched portions or arms 5 which join each other centrally of the device. Preferably these arms are connected at their central portion by means of a bridge piece (3. From this bridge piece a vertical stem 7 extends downwardly and terminates in an Further the arms 5 are foot 9 which is attached to the face of the post 3. V

In using the device, the ends'lO of the towel are threaded through the arched arms 5, 1926. Serial No. 86,252.

N and the central portion 10 of the towel, is hooked back of the downwardly extending post 7 as shown in drawings;

This device has been found to securely hold the towel and prevent slipping thereof even when the towel is drawn upon one end only as frequently occurs in bowling alleys. Further, it will be seen that the towels may be most easily interchanged when new ones are to be substituted as it is merely necessary to unhook the central portion 10 and quickly draw the towel. upwardly from the holder. Thereafter, a new towel may be substituted by threading the ends 10 thereof through the looped or arched arms 5 and hooking the central portion 10 behind the post 7.

It is to be particularly noted that no clasp, ring or other movable part is employed in this device, but that the device is a single integral member of rigid and strong construction which is easily attached and which is readily and cheaply produced.

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, such description is intended as illustrative rather than limiting as' the invention may be variously embodied and as the scope of such invention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim: s

A towel holder adapted to be attached to a post, said holder having a pair of spaced feet having right angular portions adapted to engage the corners ofthe post and having an intermediate foot positioned between said spaced feet and adapted to engage the face of the post, a pair of arched arms extending from said intermediate foot to said spaced feet, said arms having a brace member joining them at a point spaced outwardly from said intermediate foot, avertical post extending downwardly from said brace member, and an-enlarged head carried by the lower end of said post.

In testimony-that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin.

WALTER cuoins cr. 

